Witches, Wizards, and Vampires! Oh my!
Disclaimer: All right here's a big shock to everyone. *Drum roll* Harry Potter isn't mine! *Gasps amongst the crowd*
Author's Note: Ok people, I wasn't actually planning on continuing this story. But I was reading Harry Potter fanfiction and the urge to write something was just too strong. Well, being the lazy person I am, I decided not to start a new story, just to continue the old one! So ladies and Gentlemen I give you Chapter 4 of "Witches, Wizards, and Vampires! Oh my!" (And hey! I even named it for you ^_^)
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Last Time: (I mean gee, it's really been a while.)
I picked them up and looked for a card. Instead I found a wooden talisman tied to it. I took that off and inspected it closely, then dropped it in shock.
"Antonius." I whispered softly, getting over my shock quickly. Antonius was always the kind of guy to do this. The talisman had his family symbol on one side and the Roman Eagle on the other, another one of his favorite trinkets.
"Huh?" Molly asked, not hearing what I said. "Did you figure out who your secret admirer is?"
"He's hardly an admirer, or a secret." I said.
"He must really be some guy then." Molly said lying down in her bed, then quickly switched the subject for no apparent reason. "Those murders sure are scary, aren't they? I wish I'd feel safer here, don't you?"
"Yeah." I answered absentmindedly. Tomorrow everyone's going to Hogsmead. That's when I'll leave.
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Fire! It was surrounding us the intense heat was pressing against me from all sides; there was no longer any place to run. All around me there was pieces of the building falling the whole place was like a maze with no exits.. I could here Antonius calling my name, in desperation I ran right through a wall of fire that was blocking my path. Before I could take another step someone grabbed my arm and spun me around.
It's her, it's her! Was all that could be understood in my jumbled thoughts. I looked up to meet a pair of intense blue eyes. "Get away from me!" I yelled at him. "Don't do this Angela! Not now, we need each other if we're going to get away from her!" All I could do was shake my head at him, the sound of crashing and the smell of burning was almost too much to bear. We didn't have much time left but I wouldn't anywhere with him. "You killed my family! I'd rather DIE right here and now then even look at you!" He gave me a pleading look and grabbed my arm again, "Please Angela! We don't have time, she's right behind us."
As if right on cue a form burst through the flames and tackled Antonius. Blindly I ran in any direction, and after what seemed like an eternity in that raging inferno, burst out of the flames out in the cool crisp night air. Gasping a drank the air greedily and never thought that there was anything better in the world, once I got my thoughts back into some sort of order I noticed that Antonius wasn't with me. Looking back at the building, I was just about to run in when the whole thing just collapsed before me. "Nooooooo!!" I screamed and then Lily appeared out of no where and started shaking me, "Angela! Snap out of it-
Angela wake up!"
I gasped for air and sat straight up in the four poster bed, looking wildly around for anything, anything that would link me back into the world of the living.
"Hey are you all right Angie? You were screaming in your sleep, good thing the other girls left already, I was really starting to get scared you know that?"
"Huh?" I asked dumbly, turning my head to look into Lily's worried eyes. "Oh, I'm sorry. I was having a nightmare."
Lily smiled reassuringly, "It must have really been some nightmare. Want to talk about it?"
Emotion choked me, and I opened my mouth to speak then bit my tongue. No, I thought, no matter how kind she may be I'm going to be leaving soon. I can't afford to get close to anyone again. Not trusting myself to speak I just shook my head. Lily looked a little hurt, but understanding at the same time, "You're coming to Hogsmead today with the rest of us right?" She asked me.
I smiled at her, "I don't think so, I'm not feeling to well."
Lily looked disappointed, "Oh…ok. Everyone has already eaten breakfast and we're leaving now. I guess I'll see you when I get back. We'll make sure to bring back lots of sweets and stuff so you don't feel as bad. Now get some rest!" She added teasingly, then smiled and left.
I smiled sadly at her back, this would be the last time that she would see Lily, who had been her best friend in the past few months. Laying completely still, I waited until I was sure everyone left. Then throwing back the covers, got up to get dressed.
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"You are NOT helping, mister!"
I had just spent the last hour trying to pack so I could take the next train out of here. Jeremiah, who appeared nearly 10 minutes after Lily left, was not making anything go easier.
"Who said I was here to help?" Jer asked calmly as he took the sweater I had just put in out of my suitcase and back into the wardrobe. Growling at him I said through clenched teeth, "Then why pray tell are you here."
Sighing he sat on the edge of my un-made bed. "Angela, you can't keep running from your demons. You should stay here where you belong." He replied sadly.
I just sneered, "Oh really, so when are you planning on start taking your own advise, Yoda? As I recall the reason you came here in the first place was to get away from a certain boss of whose wife a certain man sitting in front of me slept with!"
He opened his mouth to say something then closed it, then opened it again, "Do as I say, not as I do."
I just grunted and continued to pack, this time he didn't interrupt me, unfortunately he didn't help me either. However when I finished packing he was at least kind enough to help me bring my bags down to the front doors. "You sure you're doing the right thing?" He asked me softly. "Well even if I'm not, at least my friends will be able to live past the age of 16!"
"And if the killings don't stop when you leave…?" I just threw him a look, "Jer honey, for some reason trouble follows me. I don't think this time will be any different."
He just sighed and gave me a hug. "I know I haven't been the best guardian, but I'll try to see what I can do to get you out of this mess."
"Thanks Jer." Giving me a smile he turned and does that little trick of his where he disappears into the shadows.
Just as I was taking a last look around I heard something that made me stop dead in my tracks, no pun intended.
"So Angie, planning on going on a trip?"
I composed myself thinking that I had to nip this in the bud or else I would never be able to leave. Then I turned around to see Sirius standing by the doors staring at all my cases. "What are you doing here? Didn't you go frolicking off to Hogsmead with the rest of the little boys and girls?" I said as nastily as I could, which is pretty nasty. He looked at me hurt and my resolve almost shattered right there. Then after a couple of moments it did.
"I'm sorry Sirius. There was a family emergency and it left me kind of stressed, I didn't mean to snap at you like that."
His face broke into a boyish grin; "All's forgiven! So where're we going?"
I choked, "We?! What's all this 'we' business, chiot?" Sirius's grin broadened even more if that was possible, "Well I thought that would be obvious, where ever you're going I'm going too!"
Then was a silence after that as I stared at him in shock, "Pardon moi?"
"It's really quite simple. Where ever you go I'm going with you." He said this all slowly as if he was talking to a small child.
"Ummm…why?" Sirius just shrugged, "Simple. It's not safe if you go all alone, it's always better to have other people with you."
"…..Other people?"
Now he looked exasperated, "Of course other people! If I were to go, James would come, then Remus would come, and then Peter would come, and of course Lily would have to come because she's Lily."
I couldn't help but laugh. "You know what? I think I decided to just stay instead."
He grinned at me, "Good because if we left now I wouldn't have had time to pack anything so I would have to borrow some of your stuff. Just think…me, in woman's clothing."
We both laughed and he helped me bring my things back up into my dormitory, I actually think I'm glad he stopped me.
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Ok I know it's a short chapter. I just wanted to get this out today! As always
